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EVMs
to be brought from Bengal, UP
Chandigarh, December 30
Twentythree thousand electronic
voting machines demanded by Punjab for the coming Assembly elections
would come from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The trucks carrying these
EVMs will be escorted by men and officers from paramilitary forces.
HC
stays order on Muktsar DC
Chandigarh, December 30
Taking up a petition filed by
Muktsar’s Deputy Commissioner K. J. S. Cheema claiming that he was
ordered to be transferred by the Election Commission of India without
jurisdiction, Mr Justice R. L. Anand of the Punjab and Haryana High
Court today stayed the operation of an order issued by the state
relieving him from his present assignment and asking him to report for
duty in the personnel department.
Free
power leads PSEB into debt trap
Patiala, December 30
The continuation of the free
power facility to the farming sector despite disturbing signals led
the Punjab State Electricity Board into a debt trap this year with a
debt servicing burden on nearly Rs 14,00 crore which crippled its
finances and led to problems in paying for even the power and coal
being bought by it.
HARBALLABH
SANGEET SAMMELAN
Anuradha
steals many a heart
Jalandhar, December
30
The fog and chill of a
December night virtually evaporated and a soothing environment
was created as noted tabla player and composer Anuradha Pal and
other artistes went on to mesmerise classical music lovers with
their spectacular performances at the Harballabh Sangeet
Sammelan underway at the Sri Devi Talaab Mandir here. |
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CPI:
put Punjab under President’s rule
Bathinda, December 30
Leadership of the Punjab unit of
the CPI yesterday urged the President of India and the Election
Commission of India to impose President’s rule in the state so that
coming Assembly elections could be held in a free and fair manner.
Morcha
to field Gill from Patti
Patti (Amritsar),
December 30
Senior Panthic Morcha leader and
president, Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, Gurcharan Singh Tohra today
ruled out any with Mr Parkash Singh Badal. Talking to newsmen after
addressing the first election rally in the Majha area and in the
constituency of Mr Badal’s son-in-law Punjab Excise Minister Adesh
Pratap Singh Kairon.
Shift
Punjab DGP, Mann urges EC
Sangrur, December 30
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann,
president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and senior leader of
the Panthic Morcha, today asked the Election Commission to transfer Mr
Sarbjit Singh from the post of the Director-General of Police, Punjab,
for allegedly ignoring the Panthic Morcha leaders, Jathedar Gurcharan
Singh Tohra and Mr Mann, by not making himself available to them even
on phone for the past one year.
Talks
on for poll pact with BSP: Dhindsa
Jalandhar, December 30
The Union Minister for Chemicals
and Fertilisers and general secretary of the SAD (Badal), Mr Sukhdev
Singh Dhindsa, today said his party was holding talks with the Bahujan
Samaj Party for a poll alliance in the forthcoming Assembly elections
in the state.
Decision
on pact with morcha by Jan 13: Kanshi
Barnala, December 30
The Bahujan Samaj Party will
contest all UP, and Uttaranchal Assembly seats on its own while
decision to have an alliance with the Panthic Morcha will be taken by
January, 13. This information was given by Mr Kanshi Ram, BSP chief at
Dhanaula Khurd village, about 5 km from here, yesterday.
Christians
assured of SAD ticket
Gurdaspur, December 30
A Christmas rally organised by
the United Christian Front, led by Mr Munawar Masih here yesterday
turned out to be an election rally in support of Mr Masih, who is also
the chairman of the front.
SGPC
may stop sending jathas to Pak: Badungar
Alamgir (Ludhiana),
December 30
The SGPC might stop sending Sikh
jathas to Pakistan in case the situation demanded. However, as on now
there was no such proposal. This was stated by the SGPC chief, Mr
Kripal Singh Badungar, while talking to reporters at the annual
shaheedi conference here yesterday.
‘Pigeon
episode embarrassed Sikhs’
Phagwara December 30
Mr Herb Dahliwal, Federal
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada, today admitted
that the pigeon-episode had embarrassed him, the community and the
authorities of Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara of Vancouver.
Make
arrangements for migrating villagers: ex-MLA
Fazilka, December 30
Dr Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, former
MLA and Secretary, PPCC, said here yesterday after touring the border
villages of Fazilka sector that the government should make
arrangements for villagers of the border belt who have migrated due to
the war threat. He said farmers of Gharumi, Pakka Chisti, Khanpur.
10
retired cops honoured
Bathinda, December 30
The district police yesterday
celebrated police elders day here in honour of retired police
officials. Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, in a press note issued here,
said the IG (Zone 1), Patiala, had recently issued guidelines
regarding the celebrations. Ten retired police officials were honoured
at the function.
Fog
mishap claims 3 lives
Gurdaspur, December 30
Dense fog coupled with extreme
cold wave conditions kept normal life out of gear for the third
consecutive day today in the district. Three members of a family died
on the spot while another, a minor girl, was seriously injured when
the scooter they were travelling on, rammed into a truck near Jagowal
Bet in the Bet area of the Beas last evening.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
Balraj
posted Tarn Taran SDM
Chandigarh, December 30
The following postings/transfers
were ordered with immediate effect here today. Mr Balraj Singh Sekhon,
PCS, has been posted as Subdivisional Magistrate, Tarn Taran, against
a vacant post.
Poll
panel seeks report
Chandigarh, December 30
The Election Commission has
sought the report with regard to the interviews held for recruitment
of elementary school teachers by the Punjab Government in the past two
days.
Sadhus
inveigling kids into drugs
Bathinda, December 30
Thirteen-year-old Deepu hailing
from Bikaner was earning his livelihood by working as a labourer in
the local Patta market. He resorted to thefts to earn extra money to
meet his “new needs” of drugs to which he was introduced by a
sadhu a few months ago.
43
travel agents arrested in Bathinda
Bathinda, December 30
Lakhveer Singh and Mander Singh
both residents of Rampura town, had not thought that sending others to
foreign countries would cost them dear and they would be booked by the
police.
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